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Toronto, ON – Theatre Passe Muraille (TPM) will be producing a remount of the sold-out 2008 TPM hit Pyaasa, with the original creative team. Winner of two Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Best New Play and Outstanding Performance by a Female), written by and starring playwright/performer Anusree Roy, and directed by Thomas Morgan Jones, Pyaasa will be in the TPM Backspace from March 3 – 27, 2016.
“Life isn’t easy, Chaya… but you have to believe in it.”
Set in Calcutta, Pyaasa (meaning “thirsty” in Hindi) tells the story of Chaya, an eleven-year-old untouchable who dreams of nothing more than learning her times table. When Chaya’s mother begs a woman from a higher caste to give Chaya a job at a local tea stall, Chaya’s journey from childhood to adulthood begins and ends over ten days.
A moving and heartfelt play, Pyaasa illustrates with subtlety and nuanced truth the inequalities and injustices that persist through the Indian caste system. But it also speaks to the inequalities and injustices that are all around us in Canada.
From now until 2018, TPM will be programming one play per season that comes from the vast canon of over 600 TPM productions, as part of TPM’s 50th Anniversary Celebration Play Series. The timeless play Pyaasa, which was produced in the 2008-2009 season, will launch this series.
“My heart is deeply grateful and filled with joy to bring Chaya’s story to life! I’ll be performing the play for the first time after five years, and I am so looking forward to this adventure!” – Anusree Roy, Playwright & Performer
Theatre Passe Muraille gratefully acknowledges and celebrates the ongoing support of their annual Season Sponsor BMO Financial Group and their 2015.16 Accessibility Sponsor TD Bank Group.
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PYAASA
March 3 – 27, 2016;
Opening & Media Night: March 8, 2016 at 7:30pm
A Theatre Passe Muraille Production
Written & Performed by Anusree Roy
Directed by Thomas Morgan Jones
Production Design by David DeGrow
Location: Theatre Passe Muraille Backspace, 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto
Running Time: 50 minutes without intermission
Performances:
Previews: Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 2:00pm
After Opening: Wednesday-Saturday at 7:30pm with Saturday and Sunday Matinees at 2:00pm
Student Matinee: Wednesday March 23 at 1:30pm
Ticket Prices:
General Backspace Admission: $33 (incl. hst)
Seniors: $28 (incl. hst)
Artsworker: $20 (incl. hst)
Under 30: $17 (incl. hst)
Pay-What-You-Can: Saturday and Sunday Matinees (excluding previews) on sale at noon. Limited PWYC tickets available in advance for $22.50 (incl. hst)
Tickets:
By Phone: 416.504.7529
Online: passemuraille.ca
In Person: The Arts Box Office located at 16 Ryerson Avenue and is open Wednesday-Friday from 3:00pm-7:30pm, Saturday from 12:00-7:30pm and Sunday from 12:00-2:30pm and one hour before the show.
Photo: Anusree Roy.
2016-02-11
Toronto: Theatre Passe Muraille remounts Anusree Rpy's 2008 hit "Pyaasa" March 3-37